"Alexander "Jiggs" Toppin, good
friend and boarder of George Watson was a longtime member of
the Moya's and a paid driver before George was a driver. Mr.Toppin was in the Army in WWI
and in WWII. He is buried in Soldier's Circle at Chester Rural Cemetery."

Foreman for many years, later a paid driver, the tillerman of
the hook and ladder.

"George Edward
Watson was a lifetime member of the Moyamensing Hook and Ladder Company, serving as
foreman for years. Later in life he became a paid driver, actually was the tillerman of
the hook and ladder. "Ed", as he was known, was driver when the companies were
unionized. He was a charter member of the union. There was a great picture on the front
page of the Chester Times the day after the Upland
Baptist Church fire of a fireman on the top of a fully extended aerial ladder throwing
water on the steeple. That was "Smokey" Watson (another nickname). I will try to
find a copy of that picture."

"I have great memories of the
Moyamensing Jrs. I was a member in the early 80's along with John Thompson,
Brain Mincy, Stephen McGrady and Rodney Bowers and others. It was a great
experience that help me out in life especially growing up in Chester at that
time. I still remember some of the paid and volunteer old timers. I still
have my Jrs. Captain badge."

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- Dan Littley"Also of note, many of these members started as members
of the Moyamensing Junior Fire Co. which was called out to many of the multi-alarm fires,
the light airplance crash on the old PMC football field, draggings for drowning victims,
etc."